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News / Drought and power shortages bring crucial factories in China to a standstill

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As container prices from China head south, drought and power rationing has triggered the closure of factories along the crucial Yangtze River commercial corridor.

A record heatwave in China’s south-west Sichuan province has led to depleted reservoirs and rolling blackouts as hydropower plants were forced to ...

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